Anthony Rapp

2022 - 10 - 18

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Kevin Spacey denies Anthony Rapp abuse claim, regrets apology (Fiji Times)

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Kevin Spacey said in court on Monday that he regretted apologizing to actor Anthony Rapp over claims that the Oscar winner made an ...

Netflix dropped him from its political drama series “House of Cards” and Christopher Plummer replaced him in the role of J. He testified that he was “shocked” when Rapp went public with his claim in a 2017 article in Buzzfeed. Rapp, at the start of his own Broadway career at the time, said he was able to “swerve my way out” but that the experience scarred him.

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Kevin Spacey Testifies in His Defense in Civil Trial (Advocate.com)

(CNN) — Kevin Spacey has taken the stand as the first witness in his own defense in the sexual misconduct trial against him, brought by actor Anthony Rapp.

"I was accused of trying to change the subject, or trying to deflect, or that I was conflating an allegation with being gay, which was never my intention," Spacey said through tears. "I was being encouraged to apologize and I've learned a lesson which is never apologize for something you didn't do," Spacey testified. "I would have never done anything to hurt the gay community, and I was so upset that that was what happened. He said his late father was a White supremacist and neo-Nazi, a fact he testified he's never disclosed publicly before. In a major victory for Spacey on Monday, Judge Lewis Kaplan granted a defense request to dismiss a claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress. He is suing Spacey for battery.

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Kevin Spacey calls his father a "neo-Nazi" as Anthony Rapp sexual ... (The A.V. Club)

"My father was a white supremacist and a neo-Nazi," Kevin Spacey shared during witness testimony. "I have never talked about these things publicly ever."

“To call someone a fraud is to say someone is living a lie,” Spacey said. When Spacey expressed interest in becoming an actor, Fowler reportedly told him “don’t be an f-word.” “I wasn’t living a lie. “I knew something was wrong,” Rapp said. What I was also feeling was frozen.” I grew up in a very complicated family dynamic.”’

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Kevin Spacey Says Publicist Told Him To Apologize To Anthony ... (Cinema Blend)

Kevin Spacey took the stand in the sexual misconduct lawsuit brought by Anthony Rapp.

[Spacey has attempted a career comeback](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/despite-being-charged-for-sexual-assault-kevin-spacey-is-trying-to-make-a-career-comeback-at-cannes) in recent months despite dealing with the lawsuit from Rapp as well as several [allegations of sexual assault in the U.K](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/kevin-spacey-has-plead-not-guilty-to-sexual-assault-in-the-uk-so-whats-next). [removed from a Ridley Scott movie](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/1723220/the-bold-way-ridley-scott-is-removing-kevin-spacey-from-his-upcoming-movie) he had already made and replaced with Christopher Plummer. Spacey apparently met Barrowman at a club he was at with Rapp, and the L.A. He said (via [Variety](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/kevin-spacey-trial-cries-anthony-rapp-apology-1235406412/)) he now regrets issuing an apology, as he claims he did nothing wrong and was pushed to apologize by his publicist. [Anthony Rapp accused Kevin Spacey of making sexual advances](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/1719060/kevin-spacey-accused-of-making-sexual-advance-toward-14-year-old-actor) toward him when he was 14-years-old. Anthony Rapp is suing Kevin Spacey for sexual misconduct for an interaction that allegedly took place when Rapp was 14 and Spacey was 26.

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Kevin Spacey, in tears, testifies Anthony Rapp sex abuse claims 'not ... (Globalnews.ca)

Kevin Spacey testified he never made a sexual pass at actor Anthony Rapp, who has sued for millions of dollars in damages, claiming Spacey tried to take him ...

“My father was a white supremacist and neo-Nazi,” Spacey said. There was a lot of fear in the air about who was going to be next,” he said. At the time, Rapp was performing in Precious Sons on Broadway. I was frightened and I was confused. Spacey said he had met Rapp and another aspiring actor, John Barrowman, backstage following Spacey’s Broadway performance in Long Day’s Journey into Night. The accusations, along with more made by others, brought to an end Spacey’s popular role on the Netflix series House of Cards and abruptly derailed his career.

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US Domestic News Roundup: Kevin Spacey denies Anthony Rapp ... (Devdiscourse)

In his lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Clark argues that the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the local bodies of ...

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Kevin Spacey claims publicist convinced him to apologise to ... (Film News)

Kevin Spacey claims publicist convinced him to apologise to Anthony Rapp - The Number One magazine feat. news, reviews, movie trailers, cinema, DVDs, ...

Rapp initially made his accusation in a BuzzFeed article, to which Spacey responded in a statement in which he came out as gay. Spacey denied the claims during his testimony on Monday. "I was being encouraged to apologise and I've learned a lesson, which is never apologise for something that you didn't do," he said in court, reports Variety.

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Kevin Spacey Gets Emotional During Testimony, Denies Anthony ... (TooFab)

"I knew I had never been alone with Anthony Rapp," Spacey said of the actor, who alleged the older star made an unwanted sexual advance toward him when he ...

"I would have never done anything to hurt the gay community," he added. The following month, he pled not guilty to the sexual assault charges, per [NPR ](https://www.npr.org/2022/07/14/1111482529/kevin-spacey-uk-sex-assault-charges)at the time. The "21" star also came out as gay in the statement: "As those closest to me know, in my life I have had relationships with both men and women," he wrote. In late May, it was reported by TMZ that the "House of Cards" star was charged with four counts of sexual assault involving three different men between 2005 and 2013 in the United Kingdom. "My father was a white supremacist and neo-Nazi," Spacey explained. Confidential" star broke down while discussing his "humiliating and terrifying" upbringing, saying he "grew up in a very complicated family dynamic." "Anthony Rapp seemed like a kid and John Barrowman seemed like a man," Spacey said. "There was a lot of fear in the air about who was going to be next." [Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/assault-and-battery-kevin-spacey-lewis-a-kaplan-anthony-rapp-fc5bd08e01f038f9007dc852881368fb), the "House of Cards" star became emotional during his testimony in which he denied actor [Anthony Rapp's](https://tooofab.com/tags/anthonyrapp) claims in which he alleged Spacey [made an unwanted sexual advance](https://toofab.com/2022/10/12/kevin-spacey-trial-anthony-rapp-admits-reason-for-coming-forward-with-allegations-not-true/) toward him when he was a teenager -- Rapp has sued for millions of dollars in damages. Rapp, who was 14 at the time, alleged Spacey, then 26, invited him to his apartment and climbed on top of him before Rapp said he was able to push him off and leave. But if I did behave then as he describes, I owe him the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior, and I am sorry for the feelings he describes having carried with him all these years." "They told me I couldn't push back on the story," he said.

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Kevin Spacey Grilled On Witness Stand, Denies Trying To “Seduce ... (Deadline)

Kevin Spacey was back on the witness stand today for cross-examination in the trial of the $40 million sexual misconduct civil lawsuit filed by 'Star Trek: ...

Rapp’s allegations were among several that made Spacey an early focus of the #MeToo movement in 2017. But the judge explained that courthouse Covid protocols still were in effect, including a mask requirement for the lawyers and their clients — except, like Spacey, when they were on the stand testifying. Spacey testified — as he had done on Monday — that the trio went back to his apartment, where he playfully flirted with Barrowman and pushed him on to the bed in a moment Rapp was in the bathroom. Both Barrowman and Spacey have testified that, with Rapp present, their flirtation went no further, and the two left. The American Beauty and The Usual Suspects Oscar winner faced cross-examination by Rapp’s attorneys in a Manhattan courtroom a day after [threw out Rapp’s claim of emotional distress](https://deadline.com/2022/10/kevin-spacey-trial-emotional-distress-claim-dismissed-prosecution-rests-defense-witness-john-barrowman-1235146899/) as the prosecution rested. Spacey then spent the morning and early afternoon fielding questions in a cross often bogged down by defense objections.

Kevin Spacey claims publicist convinced him to apologize to ... (Buffalo News)

During his testimony in a New York City courtroom on Monday, the House of Cards star alleged that his publicist convinced him to publicly apologise to Rapp ...

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Kevin Spacey broke down in tears as he claimed his apology to ... (LGBTQ Nation)

Kevin Spacey claims that his publicists encouraged him not to dispute Anthony Rapp's allegations of an inappropriate sexual advance when the Star Trek: ...

In May, Spacey was charged by the U.K.’s Crown Prosecution Service with four counts of sexual assault and one count of “causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent.” The alleged incidents took place in London and Gloucestershire between 2005 and 2013. Spacey testified that he and Barrowman sat up when Rapp reentered the room. However, in video testimony, Barrowman recalled Spacey’s version of the evening. Spacey did not initially deny Rapp’s allegations, stating instead that he did not remember the encounter. “I knew I wouldn’t have any sexual interest in Anthony Rapp or any child. [Rapp sued Spacey in 2020](https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/09/anthony-rapp-sues-kevin-spacey-sexual-assault/) for assault, battery, and intentionally inflicting emotional distress.

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Expert testifies Kevin Spacey accuser Anthony Rapp has 'traits' of ... (New York Post)

An expert witness called by Kevin Spacey at his sexual battery trial Tuesday told jurors that his accuser, actor Anthony Rapp, has “traits” of narcissistic ...

[broke down on the stand](https://nypost.com/2022/10/17/kevin-spacey-denies-sex-abuse-at-nyc-trial-says-neo-nazi-dad-kept-him-in-the-closet/) while describing his decision to come out of the closet in the same statement he responded to Rapp’s allegation. Spacey repeatedly denied the allegation at the heart of the suit and said he was driven to apologize to Rapp in a statement in 2017 by public relations professionals he had hired at the time. Rapp alleges the encounter with Spacey in 1986 was a sexual advance by the actor, who was 26 at the time, and described it as the most traumatic experience of his life.

Kevin Spacey's lawyers say his accuser Anthony Rapp is narcissistic ... (Yahoo News)

An expert witness for actor Kevin Spacey testified in his civil sex abuse trial Tuesday that Spacey's accuser, Anthony Rapp doesn't suffer from PTSD, ...

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